Liner hanger setting tool including first and second cone assembly portions, a well system and a method

A method, comprising:

• positioning a liner hanger system within a wellbore extending through one or more subterranean formations, the liner hanger system including:
• an expandable liner hanger assembly, the expandable liner hanger assembly configured to move between an expandable liner hanger assembly run-in-hole state and an expandable liner hanger assembly expanded state in contact with the wellbore;
• and
• a liner hanger setting tool positioned proximate the expandable liner hanger assembly, the liner hanger setting tool including:
• a cone mandrel, wherein at least a portion of an outer radial surface of the cone mandrel is outwardly sloped;
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• a cone assembly positioned about the cone mandrel, the cone assembly including:
• a first cone assembly portion, the first cone assembly portion having a plurality of first cone portions, the plurality of first cone portions circumferentially spaced apart by a plurality of first spacings;
• and
• a second cone assembly portion, the second cone assembly portion having a plurality of second cone portions, the plurality of second cone portions circumferentially spaced apart by a plurality of second spacings, wherein ones of the plurality of first cone portions are rotationally aligned with ones of the plurality of second spacings and ones of the plurality of second cone portions are rotationally aligned with ones of the plurality of first spacings, the first cone assembly portion and second cone assembly portion configured to allow the cone assembly to move between a cone assembly run-in-hole state having a lesser outside diameter (ODL) and a cone assembly deployed state having a greater outside diameter (ODG) as the cone mandrel and the cone assembly axially move relative to one another;
• moving the cone assembly from the cone assembly run-in-hole state having the lesser outside diameter (ODL) to the cone assembly deployed state having the greater outside diameter (ODG);
• and
• expanding the expandable liner hanger assembly into contact with the wellbore using the cone assembly in the cone assembly deployed state having the greater outside diameter (ODG).

A well system, comprising:

• a wellbore extending through one or more subterranean formations;
• and
• a liner hanger system positioned within the wellbore, the liner hanger system including:
• an expandable liner hanger assembly, the expandable liner hanger assembly configured to move between an expandable liner hanger assembly run-in-hole state and an expandable liner hanger assembly expanded state in contact with the wellbore;
• and
• a liner hanger setting tool positioned proximate the expandable liner hanger assembly, the liner hanger setting tool including:
• a cone mandrel, wherein at least a portion of an outer radial surface of the cone mandrel is outwardly sloped;
• and
• a cone assembly positioned about the cone mandrel, the cone assembly including:
• a first cone assembly portion, the first cone assembly portion having a plurality of first cone portions, the plurality of first cone portions circumferentially spaced apart by a plurality of first spacings;
• and
• a second cone assembly portion, the second cone assembly portion having a plurality of second cone portions, the plurality of second cone portions circumferentially spaced apart by a plurality of second spacings, wherein ones of the plurality of first cone portions are rotationally aligned with ones of the plurality of second spacings and ones of the plurality of second cone portions are rotationally aligned with ones of the plurality of first spacings, the first cone assembly portion and second cone assembly portion configured to allow the cone assembly to move between a cone assembly run-in-hole state having a lesser outside diameter (ODL) and a cone assembly deployed state having a greater outside diameter (ODG) as the cone mandrel and the cone assembly axially move relative to one another.